Packaging

Honesty when it comes to claims on-pack is becoming more important as consumers start to question the sustainability of packaging. With the 2025 National Packaging Targets significantly shifting the packaging design landscape in Australia, a critical element that is coming up short is truthful and accurate environmental claims on-pack, and this issue needs to be … Continue reading Being truthful about sustainable packaging claims →

Director of sustainability is an unusual title, one that is not common within a multi-national company. But not only is that Alan Adams’ role for plastic packaging specialist Sealed Air, he is also part of the leadership group for the company’s APAC region. At a recent conference at FoodTech Queensland, the education director of the … Continue reading Does plastic get a bad rap? →

An independent inspector-general of Live Animal Exports to oversee regulation of the industry is a step closer today with the Bill to establish the position as a statutory appointment passing the Senate. Agriculture Minister, Bridget McKenzie, said the community deserved greater assurance that animal welfare outcomes for export livestock were being met and monitored. “Australia’s … Continue reading Improving oversight of live animal exports →

The craft beer and distillery market in Australia is worth in excess of $4 billion and growing. Although currently dominated by North American brands, more exciting new craft brewers and distilleries are setting up rapidly throughout the country, with up to 600 brands now being available. The Independent Brewers Association (IBA) estimates that there will … Continue reading The right brew for beverage and distillery flooring →

Bottled water has been a refreshment for Australians for the best part of three decades. According to a recent IBISWorld report, the industry in Australia for the past five years through to 2018-19 was valued at just over $700 million, and is expected to grow by 0.8 per cent over the next year. IBISWorld believes … Continue reading AquaRush bottling facility designed to meet expanding industry needs →

One of the world’s largest retailers, Kaufland, has broken ground to commence construction of its first South Australian supermarket in Prospect, their first outside of Europe. It is one of three stores it will be building in Australia, with more to come. The multi-million-dollar development, on a 24,000sqm vacant site, will feature a Kaufland supermarket, … Continue reading Aldi rival Kaufland arrives in Australia →

The AIP Use of Lifecycle Assessment Tools for Sustainable Packaging Design training course is aimed at providing an introduction and learning framework for packaging industry professionals to apply lifecycle thinking to their working contexts. This includes an understanding of the reasons why lifecycle thinking is critical, as well as how the method may be used … Continue reading AIP training course heads to NSW →

Bosch Packaging Technology has developed a new version of its fully automated horizontal flow wrapper Pack 403, which is specifically designed for harsh environment use. The Pack 403HE comes with all the features of the Pack 403 and is suited for medium to high-speed wrapping. The machine is able to wrap a wide variety of … Continue reading Bosch flow-wrapper designed for hygienic requirements in food industry →

Coca-Cola Australia has launched a new campaign to thank Australians for recycling. It follows the announcement earlier this year that seven out of 10 of Coca-Cola’s range of drink bottles in Australia will be 100 per cent recycled plastic by the end of 2019. In April, the company announced its largest ever investment in recycled … Continue reading Coke campaign to reiterate recycling commitments →

As a consumer, you might have heard about the “Waste Hierarchy” and the 5Rs. From a consumer perspective they are: • Refuse – do not purchase unwanted items. • Reduce – eliminate single-use packaging wherever possible. This means declining plastic coffee cups, shopping bags, straws and buying products that are sustainable. • Reuse products more than once. Purchase reusable … Continue reading Redesigning packaging with reduce, reuse, recycle in mind →

The McCrometer FPI Mag is suitable for capital or maintenance projects, retrofits and sites never before metered. The unique combination of accuracy, ease of installation and total cost savings make the FPI Mag the perfect choice for a wide range of Municipal and Industrial Applications. It  is the next generation mag meter. The FPI Mag … Continue reading McCrometer FPI mag, a new approach to accurate water flow measurement →

Fish is a nourishing, healthy food that is popular throughout the world. However, as the planet’s population grows, fish stocks in some oceans are dwindling. One way to address this shortage is fish farms. Popular in Europe, especially Nordic countries, aquaculture also occurs throughout Australia – from the tropical north to the more temperate climes … Continue reading Why industrial gases are important in fish farming →

IPCO offers a range of steel-grade belts to suit different needs and environments. IPCO 1100C grade is a carbon-steel product that is used by the bakery industry, while IPCO 1200SA is a stainless-steel grade suitable for applications such as food conveying, cooling, freezing and drying. Both are available either in solid form or perforated. IPCO … Continue reading Solid and perforated steel bake oven belts save time and money →

Contamination of food and beverages during manufacturing is always in the back of the mind of those who run the processing factories. At any time during course of making product, plant and machinery could accidentally contaminate the goods, so it is important that best practices are in place once a production run is started. And while … Continue reading Why solid grease provides peace of mind for food manufacturers →

FoodTech QLD opened to positive reviews from both exhibitors and attendees. Hosted at the Brisbane Convention Centre, more than 130 companies had their wares and services on show aimed at the food, beverage and bulk handling industries. Event director, Jonathan Wilczek was pleased with not only the quantity, but the quality of exhibitors, plus the … Continue reading FoodTech QLD – providing solutions for the food & beverage industry →

Bosch Packaging Technology will showcase its latest packaging system solutions for bars, biscuits and bakery at two global packaging trade shows in September. At PackExpo in Las Vegas, USA, Bosch will showcase a high-speed integrated system solution with features that take efficiency to the next level. At FachPack in Nuremberg, Germany, customers will experience a … Continue reading Bosch exhibits two new packaging systems for bars, biscuits and bakery →

The demand for sustainable packaging among consumers and brand owners all over the world is growing at an exponential rate, which in many cases drives the demand to replace plastic packaging. Strong partnerships are required to bring about the development and innovation needed to meet this demand. A good reason for Bosch Packaging Technology and … Continue reading Bosch Packaging Technology and BillerudKorsnäs intensify innovation collaboration →

A recent report by IBISWorld forecast a sweet future for the snack food manufacturing industry in Australia. The report anticipates that industry revenue will rise by 1.2 per cent each year in the five years until 2023-24, reaching a total of $1.8 billion. The report puts down this increase to rising household disposable incomes and … Continue reading Snack food manufacturing develops a taste for the future →

CARAPAC was born out of the University of Sydney’s “Inventing the Future” program, which calls on highly capable graduate students from various disciplines to come together to find solutions to pressing world issues. The dynamic young founders combined their expertise in chemistry, agriculture and business to tackle the increasingly severe problem of unsustainable packaging in … Continue reading Biodegradable packaging made from crustaceans →

Flexible food packaging has traditionally presented brand owners with a choice – either extract the maximum performance parameters or make it fully recyclable. Achieving both goals at once has been almost impossible. Mondi has created a recyclable polypropylene film that is suitbale for the thermoforming of flexible films for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and vacuum … Continue reading Recyclable packaging film for fresh and processed food →